X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail23.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTPS id 180950 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:55:10 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.164; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-108-201.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.108.201]) by mail23.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j6JMsJ2d026640 for ; Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:54:21 +1000 Message-ID: <002101c58cb4$e6fb06a0$c96cecdc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: TES "O" Rings Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:55:03 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C58D08.B7EE26E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C58D08.B7EE26E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That would be much appreciated Mark, I have been using the advertised ID measurements also Creavey had = specifications which I assumed were correct - Silly Me! George ( down under) Kelly/George, =20 I understand your frustration. I went through a similar exercise when = ordering o-rings for my 3-rotor. The guy at Creavy (Jerry Chrysler I = think was his name) was great to work with. He's a rotor-head from what = I hear. What I finally did to verify the correct length was to take a = piece of 12 ga. romex and strip the insulation off the wire. Lay the = bare wire in the groove and shape it so it stays in the groove all the = way around to where it makes a complete circle. Then cut it, recheck = it, remove it, straighten and measure the length. It came out within = about .020 from what the calculations indicated. Also, be careful that = you're speaking the same language as the Creavy guys. In other words, = be sure that you're giving the diameter measured from the CL of the = o-ring and not the outside or inside. Everyone needs to be on the same = sheet here to get it right. =20 =20 I'll dig through my receipts tonight and see if I can find my Creavy = receipt. It has the final correct measurements on it. =20 Mark S.=20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Kelly Troyer Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 9:14 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: TES "O" Rings =20 George, All the O-rings (oil seal and side housing) or just the side = housing ?? Can you give us the I.D. and cross section of the inner and outer coolent = O-rings that you received.......I know that some on this list have received and are = using the correct 0-rings !! -- Kelly Troyer=20 Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2=20 =20 -------------- Original message from "George Lendich" = : --------------=20 OK! I just got my TES "O" rings - they look beautiful, but don't fit = - bugger!! So the sizes provided by everyone are incorrect. =20 Creavey Seal Coy. is in Olyphant PA is anyone near there that can drop them an old damaged housing, so = they can trial fit the correct size "O' rings. =20 George ( down under) ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C58D08.B7EE26E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

That would be much appreciated=20 Mark,

I have been using the advertised ID = measurements=20 also Creavey had specifications which I assumed were correct - = Silly=20 Me!

George ( down under)

Kelly/George,

I = understand your=20 frustration. I went through a similar exercise when ordering = o-rings for=20 my 3-rotor. The guy at Creavy (Jerry Chrysler I think was his = name) was=20 great to work with. He=92s a rotor-head from what I hear. = What I=20 finally did to verify the correct length was to take a piece of 12 ga. = romex=20 and strip the insulation off the wire. Lay the bare wire in the = groove=20 and shape it so it stays in the groove all the way around to where it = makes a=20 complete circle. Then cut it, recheck it, remove it, straighten = and=20 measure the length. It came out within about .020 from what the=20 calculations indicated. Also, be careful that you=92re speaking = the same=20 language as the Creavy guys. In other words, be sure that = you=92re giving=20 the diameter measured from the CL of the o-ring and not the outside or = inside. Everyone needs to be on the same sheet here to get it=20 right.

I=92ll dig = through my=20 receipts tonight and see if I can find my Creavy receipt. It has = the=20 final correct measurements on it.

Mark S.=20

From: Rotary=20 motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Kelly = Troyer
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 = 9:14=20 PM
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary]=20 Re: TES "O" Rings

George,

All the O-rings (oil seal and = side=20 housing) or just the side housing ?? Can=20 you

give us the I.D. and cross section of the = inner and=20 outer coolent O-rings that

you received.......I know that some on this = list have=20 received and are using the

correct 0-rings = !!

--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke=20 Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2

-------------- Original = message from=20 "George Lendich" <lendich@optusnet.com.au>: --------------=20

OK! I just got my TES = "O" rings=20 - they look beautiful, but don't fit -=20 bugger!!

So the = sizes provided by=20 everyone are incorrect.

Creavey Seal Coy. is = in Olyphant=20 PA

is anyone near there = that can=20 drop them an old damaged housing, so they can trial fit the correct = size "O'=20 rings.

George ( down=20 = under)

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